What It Means:

Murray enters tonight's matchup with a 1.62 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in five starts (4-1-0) this season. The Islanders have dropped six of their past seven and are tied for 18th in the NHL with 2.50 goals for per game.

numberFire's metrics project Murray to make 25.59 saves on 27.76 shot attempts tonight, while giving him a 54.0 percent chance of earning the win. He is our fourth-best option to choose from for Friday night's 10-game slate.